To be eligible to vote in the French municipal elections, you must be:

at least 18 years of age

able to prove that you have links with the municipality by

being on the electoral register for the municipal elections

meeting the legal conditions for inclusion in the electoral register for the municipal elections (i.e. being at least 18 and having a genuine residence, or an uninterrupted period of residence, in a French municipality)

on the register for one of the municipal taxes.

You are not obliged to vote in the municipal elections once you are on the electoral register.